Safety in the Digital Age: Online Abuse

The rise of social media has also seen a rise in hatred, abuse and other dangerous behaviours directed towards users. Social Protect has been putting the power back into the hands of individual users by automatically blocking online abuse, keeping it to an evidentiary standard, and holding abusers responsible for  what they have said. This is letting people stay in the conversation and remain online without fear of abuse or the mental health and wellbeing impact it has. This session will explore some powerful examples and statistics showing how widespread the problem is and how innovative approaches are needed to combat it.